TOPICS: Possible topics to address include, but are not limited to the following: Manager selection, performance measurement and attribution, capital flows, investor behavior, conflicts of interest between investors and fund management companies, favoritism in fund families, governance and...

Die Anpassungsfähigkeit an die unterschiedlichen Siedlungsstrukturen, die Weiterentwicklung der bisher bewährten Infrastrukturen sowie die Veränderung des Verkehrsmarktes mit seinen organisatorischen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen sind die Themenschwerpunkte des 5. Wiener Eisenbahnkolloquiums.

In Workshops und Referaten werden Ergebnisse aktueller Studien sowie konkrete Erfahrungen und Ideen vorgelegt und diskutiert: - Arbeitsmarktmassnahmen der Arbeitslosenversicherung - Integrationsmassnahmen der IV und der Sozialhilfe - Möglichkeiten des neuen Berufsbildungsgesetzes

The conference will cover all aspects of finance, with an emphasis on corporate finance (but all topics in finance will be considered). Interdisciplinary research, e.g. organisation theory, law, is welcome.

NBES is a multi-disciplinary academic association which focuses on promoting interdisciplinary research of both a theoretical and practical nature. It includes scholars from the fields of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Management, Information Systems, Operations Research, Economics, Public...

Topics: - The overall picture: Flexible labour markets and the role of social security - The coverage gap: Informal labour markets in the developing world - Reconciling social security and labour market flexibility - The prevailing focus on work: Making social security more employment-friendly -...

Topics: Economic overview; Natural resources and climate; Trade reform; Australian food industries; Farm performance; Livestock; Crops; Horticulture.

As in past years, top U.S. and international government officials and industry leaders will address key policy and business issues of importance to our members. The 2007 conference will be especially valuable in providing an early assessment of how the outcome of next month’s midterm elections...

Dairy market economists and dairy foods scientists from Cornell and other universities discuss their applied research pertaining to the dairy industry. New processing technologies, dairy food quality and safety, market development, federal dairy policy, trade, and other topics of current...

The "erneuerbare energien" and "Passiv-Haus" congresses offer a variety of themes within the renewable energy, rational energy usage and energy-efficient construction and renovation sectors.